An Immune Response
Mark Knight
State and federal governments play different roles in the pandemic response. The federal government is responsible for acquiring COVID-19 vaccines for the states and territories to administer. With supply issues, vaccine hesitancy and unexpected side effects impacting the vaccine rollout, Mark Knight points to tensions in the National Cabinet.
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